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-Grant Writer for Federally-funded grants. Includes establishing collaborative relationships with grant sponors, recruiting teams, developing technical solution, and writing grant applications. Successfully generated $3.2 million in Federal grants in FY 2025.-Grant Manager for two Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration grants to develop and test CDL-specific training for Magistrate Court Clerks in New York State and to update and maintain a national CDL-resource website www.cdlresourceguide.com.

Reno, Nevada, United States

- Responsible for grant oversight, including developing project plans, implementation tracking (schedule, budget, and staff hours), monitoring compliance with grant requirements, and coordinating the review and quality control of grant deliverables. - Developed a grant monitoring system that tracks the implementation lifecycle; the initial project plan and budget used to establish a baseline and implementation progress.- Monitored on a monthly basis, budget expenditures, staff resources, and grant activities are updated on a monthly basis. - Developed an estimate of completion that allocates staff resources and budget funds to ensure successful and compliant completion of grant deliverables. - Engaged in business development work and proposal preparation (putting together teams, developing project plans and budgets, and technical writing.

Landover, Md

- Generated approximately $750,00 in new business to support the expansion of business and stakeholder engagement. - Served as a Principal Investigator for and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology (ART) sponsored project to develop and test safety inspection applications for assessing the operational status of automated driving systems (ADS) for commercial vehicles. - Conducted functional operational tests for six scenarios including the exchange of inspection and performance data, virtual road-side electronic screening of an ADS-equipped vehicle, and tested the ability of an ADS-equipped vehicle to identify an approaching first responder vehicle and in turn comply with a state’s Move Over law.-Served as a Principal Investigator for a University of Cincinnati Team assessing the National Commercial Driver License Program funded through an FMCSA FY2020 CDL PI grant, including designing strategy for stakeholder engagement with national associations and state agencies representing driver licensing agencies (AAMVA), law enforcement (CVSA), prosecutors (NDAA), the judiciary (NJC) and courts (NCSC) to identify program challenges and issues and develop recommended program enhancements. -Served as Principal Investigator for an FMCSA ART and the effectiveness of FMCSA's newly established Entry Level Driver Training Program in improving commercial driver performance and safety.

Reston, Virginia

Developed grant proposals in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati, George Mason University, the Specialized Carrier & Rigging Association and Leidos for FMCSA grant programs. Proposals included the development of a traveler alert system for oversize/overweight permitted loads; an assessment of the current state of the national CDL program; and, a research project to assess the effectiveness of training non-CMV certified law enforcement personnel in basic CMV traffic and safety enforcement. Successfully generated approximately $1.4 million in grant awards.

Washington, Dc

Project Manager, U. S. Department of TransportationManaged projects sponsored by the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) and the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Road Weather Management Program through the ITS JPO Technical Services Support Contract. Supported stakeholder engagement for public/private sector roundtable and stakeholder meetings with over 50 participants in each venue.Led multi-disciplinary Booz Allen Hamilton teams in responding to requests for proposals issued under contract vehicles with the Federal Highway Administration, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, and the US DOT Intelligent Transportation System Joint Program Office.o Completed over 25 task-order proposal requests as Proposal Manager and Technical Writero Direct contributions to generating approximately $1.0 million in new business.

Reston, Virginia

Project ManagerExtensive experience with Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), stand-alone contracts, and task order proposals.o Generated over $16 million in new and repeat business. o Proposal Manager for successful efforts with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the National Academies of Science Transportation Research Board (TRB).o Volume Manager, Technical Writer, and Orals Team Member in support of successful efforts on IDIQ contracts with FHWA and the U.S. DOT's Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO).Managed the assessment of two national grant programs sponsored by the FHWA’s Office of Freight Management and Operations and the Office of Innovation. Developed Project Management Plans; Evaluation Strategies (test plans, performance metrics, proposed methodology, data collection plans); and final reports.Managed training program development projects funded by the FHWA Office of Freight Management and TRB. o Recruited public and private sector representatives to provide peer review and quality assurance of all artifacts.o Developed national model training programs, supporting curriculum materials, teaching guides, student handbooks and study guides.o Conducted feasibility assessment of national certification models.o Participated in pilot training deliveries.Project Manager for a study of U.S. and Canadian cross-border trucking issues for a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) sponsored project. Facilitated and/or participated in on-site meetings with the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, Transport Canada, and site visits to eight provinces and the Northwest Territories to document issues and challenges with cross-border trucking operations and safety enforcement. Oversaw comparative analysis of FMCSRs and the Canadian National Safety Code.

Annapolis And Baltimore Maryland

Legislative Liaison for the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Department of Economic and Employment Development (DEED). Represented agencies to Maryland General Assembly, private sector trade associations, and the general public on legislative and policy issues. Duties included testifying before legislative committees, developing legislative and policy proposals, stakeholder engagement, and drafting regulations. For MDOT, served as Motor Carrier Policy Analyst.Assistant Director of Operations for the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH). Member of management team that established agency following enactment of authorizing legislation. Co-authored regulations governing OAH Rules of Procedure and managed promulgation of all agency regulations. Served as Executive Secretary to a Maryland Commission to Revise the Administrative Procedure Act.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Economics

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics

Certified Professional Contract Manager Certification 10615

Project Management Professional Certification 1717334